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Gaming Microsoft

Modern Warfare 4 has the best Steam rating for a Call of Duty game in 16 years

94% positive rating from over 4,000 reviewers – multiplayer incoming
The big picture: Ahead of its official launch later this week, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is offering early access to its campaign for players who pre-order the game. As expected, thousands of players are taking advantage of the opportunity, and the vast majority apparently seem impressed with the gameplay, graphics, and storyline.
Full story By Kishalaya Kundu, 7 comments
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Gaming AI

Sony patents AI that predicts a game's next frame before the GPU finishes rendering it

Forward-looking: Sony has filed a patent for an AI system that predicts a game's next frame before the graphics hardware finishes rendering it, aiming to reduce stuttering without introducing the additional latency associated with some frame-generation methods. The system uses the most recently completed frame and, optionally, recent controller input to generate a predicted frame that can be displayed while the hardware renders the next one.
Full story By Skye Jacobs, 20 comments
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Download of the Week Software

Cinema 4D adds procedural scattering, more realistic liquids, and faster rendering

Cinema 4D 2027 introduces a new procedural scattering system for creating detailed environments with vegetation, rocks, and other objects. The update also brings Liquid FX, which automatically generates foam, spray, and bubbles for more realistic fluid simulations, alongside Redshift performance improvements, expanded CAD support, and new node-based tools.
By Ivan Franco,
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Car Tech Tech Culture

Tesla's new Roadster can fly, drive upside down, and hit 60 mph in under 0.6 seconds

Three configurations are planned, with the most extreme featuring perimeter-mounted thrusters and room for just one person
First look: Tesla has introduced a next-generation Roadster that it says can fly, with a single-seat Rocket configuration designed to lift off the ground and maneuver in the air. The Rocket is the most ambitious of three versions, with a claimed zero-to-60 mph time below 0.59 seconds. The engineering pushes the Roadster beyond conventional sports-car performance, though it remains unclear whether owners will be allowed to use its full capabilities.
Full story By Skye Jacobs, 61 comments
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The Web Tech Culture

Ticket resale giants sue Washington DC over new law that caps scalper markups at 10%

Four major resale platforms argue the price cap will do more harm than good while giving Ticketmaster an unfair advantage
Winners & losers: It's a depressingly common sight to see tickets for concerts, shows, and other events getting snapped up en masse before appearing on reseller sites with huge markups. It's why Washington DC introduced a bill limiting how much resellers can raise the price of tickets, but the marketplaces are now suing the District of Columbia to block this law.
Full story By Rob Thubron, 21 comments
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